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Nigel Seaman

ARMCM ARNCM

Conductor, band trainer, teacher and adjudicator

Nigel Seaman

Contact details

3 Garth View
Bedwas
Caerphilly
CF83 8EW

  nigel_seaman@hotmail.com
  
  07779 329446


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Nigel Seaman is a busy freelance conductor, teacher, brass band trainer and adjudicator currently working with a number of bands in Wales and beyond. In 2015 he joined the creative team of the Cory Band, the world’s top-ranked band, as their Musical Consultant, working closely with the band’s Musical Director, Philip Harper.

Born in Denbigh, North Wales, Nigel studied at the Royal Manchester and Royal Northern Colleges of Music. On graduating he moved to South Wales in 1975 to join the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera as Principal Tuba. Two years later he moved to the Principal Tuba chair of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, a post he held for 33 years until his retirement in 2010.

However, he still maintains a busy schedule. He has been tutor of tuba, pedagogy and brass studies at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff since 1977 and is much in demand as a conductor, teacher, mentor, adjudicator and brass band trainer.

Over the years, Nigel has held a number of appointments with all the top Welsh brass bands including Cory, Tredegar Town, Parc & Dare, Lewis Merthyr, Llwydcoed, Markham, BTM and Burry Port Town Band. He is currently Musical Director of Welsh Regional First section Champions, the City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) band.

Nigel is also much in demand as a freelance conductor and adjudicator, frequently working with a number of bands in Wales, whilst visits further afield have included Brighouse & Rastrick, Desford and Staffordshire bands, Faireys, Kortrijk (Belgian National Championships), amongst many others.

For 10 years Nigel presented the popular 'Sounding Brass' programme on BBC Radio Wales and during his professional playing and conducting career has travelled extensively in the UK and undertaken many overseas tours throughout Europe, USA, Canada, the Middle East and Far East, and during the past 39 years has directed over 400 contest performances and many more concert appearances with over 45 different bands.

In 2011 the prestigious Welsh Music Guild presented Nigel with the John Edwards Memorial Award, given in recognition of outstanding achievements in the field of Welsh music. This reflected Nigel's long career in the BBC NOW and his many years of music-making with brass bands in Wales. He is also a Silver Award recipient and Life Member and Executive Member of the South East Wales Brass Band Association.

 

 



The Hepworth Band - Albie Sugden Foundation Charity Concert

Saturday 24 May • Christ Church, New Mill, Holmfirth HD9 7ER


Ocean Brass - Segalula A Capella

Saturday 31 May • Jubilee Hall, Little Shore Lane, Bishop's Waltham SO32 1ED


Otley Brass Association - Joanne Dexter, Soprano

Saturday 31 May • The Bridge United Reformed Church. Bridge Street. Otley, LS21 1RW LS21 1RW


Contest: Whit Friday March Contests

Friday 13 June • Saddleworth & Tameside OL3


Hebden Bridge Brass Band - The 13th annual Hebden Bridge March Contest

Sunday 15 June • St George's Square, Hebden Bridge HX7 8ET


Crewe Brass

May 22 • We are looking for a CORNET player (position negotiable) to join our highly motivated 4th section band. We are a very welcoming and sociable band, with a positive outlook and a reasonably busy calendar of engagements. Other enquiries are welcome


Rainford Band

May 21 • NW Area Championship Section Rainford Band are now accepting expressions of interest for a Musical Director to take us for all rehearsals, concerts and contests. We rehearse Mondays and Thursdays 19.45 - 21.45 in our own band room in Rainford, St Helens.


Fulham Brass Band

May 21 • Fulham Brass Band is currently looking for a 2nd Trombone, 2nd Euphonium and back row Bb Cornet to complete our friendly, ambitious band under the leadership of Musical Director, Sam Hairsine.


Howard J Evans

MA (Dist), Mus.B (hons), ARCM (hons), LRAM, LTCL, PGCE
Conductor, composer, arranger, tutor and pianist


               

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